The new emperor was a cruel man by nature. From the moment he ascended to the throne, he slaughtered many of his own brothers and sisters. Worse still, he did not stop at simply beheading the individuals; he wiped out entire clans. Such behavior incited public outrage, and many were already cursing him behind his back. It was precisely because of this that the common people had turned against him.
It was not merely his cruelty toward his own kin; he treated the common people with the same heartlessness. In the face of uprisings and various natural disasters, he did nothing. The imperial court offered no relief to the people. If an emperor refused to save his own subjects, what kind of emperor was he? What right did he have to occupy that throne? We revered you as the Son of Heaven, as the supreme ruler, because we pinned our hopes and our hearts upon you. Now that you have become such a brutal tyrant, why should we continue to kneel before you?
Consequently, the capital had become a place fraught with danger. After much deliberation, the group decided to return to Xiguan Town. Once they arrived, Wang Wei would immediately rally the Xiguan Army and begin the resistance. He was already aware that his mortal enemies, the Xidi people, were flexing their muscles. Having spent his entire life guarding the country, he had been locked in a perpetual standoff with the Xidi. There was a profound sense of national duty between them, alongside a deep-seated hatred. He had heard that th…
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